Donahew Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Donahew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donahew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Donahew Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Donahew Come From? nationality or country of origin

Donahew occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donahew? popularity and diffusion

Donahew is the 2,185,341st most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Donahew live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 4,898,094. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 19 percent live, Virginia, where 8 percent live and Arizona, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live.

Donahew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Donahew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donahew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Donahew surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Donahew earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $36,173 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donnahew930/
Donohew86398/
Dongaew864/
Danahew860/
Donnohew800/
Donaev772,589/
Dongaev7124/
Dounaev7120/
Donnaev714/
Domnaev711/
Danaev62508/
Donoev6257/
Denaev6217/
Dangaev5772/
Denhaev577/
Daanaev572/
Doonoeb571/
Danaeev571/
Dahnaev571/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donahew
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